They Went on a Holiday Cruise and Left Me With a Man They Called a “Problem”

too loud. He has never quite learned that volume and conviction are not the same thing.

“It’s Thursday, David,” I said. “Some of us still have routines.”

“I know, I know, sorry. Listen, we need a favor.”

I closed my eyes. That phrase, at any age, is rarely followed by something appealing. When your adult child says we need a favor, what he usually means continue reading …